Autumn: How do we survive?
1. Where is the Amazon rainforest?
2. What is the rainforest like?
3. Would you like to live in South America?
4. What is the circle of life?
5. How do species ensure they survive?
6. What can we do to help animals survive?
7. What is so great about the world anyway?
Maths
In maths we follow the Power Maths programme to support children’s learning and to build a deep understanding of maths concepts. Power Maths is a curriculum mastery programme designed to spark curiosity and excitement and nurture confidence in maths. It is built around a child‑centred lesson design that models and embeds a growth mindset approach to maths.
This term we are covering the following:
- Numbers to 10,000
- Rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000
- 100,000s 10,000s 1000s 100s 10s and 1s
- The number line to 100,000
- Comparing, ordering and rounding numbers to 100,000 and 1,000,000
- Roman numerals to 10,000
- Number line to 1,000,000
- Negative numbers
- Adding and subtracting whole numbers more than 4 digits
- Using rounding to estimate
- Mental addition and subtraction
- Using inverse operations
- Problem solving